Combined desk and blackboard



(No Model.)

s. J. TALBOTT. COMBINED DESK AND BLAGKBOARD- PatentedDe cy l, 1888.

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..UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SYLVANUS J. TALBOTT, OF MILFORD, NElY HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGN OR TO DAVIDHEALD, OF' SAME PLACE, AND CHARLES H. FRENCH, OF NASHUA, NEXV HAMPSHIRE.

- COMBINED DESK AND BLAC KBOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,934, dated December4, 1888. Application filed May 21, 1888. Serial No. 274,598- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: slope being obviously greatest when the barE Be it known that I, SYLVANUS J. TALBOTT, is at its extreme forwardposition. The slots 1 a citizen of the United States, residing at Milaare not absolutely essential, as the arms G ford, in the county ofHillsborough and State might be pivotally attached to the ends of the 5of New Hampshire, have invented certain cover. The slot'is, however,preferred, as it new and useful Improvements in a Combined allows theblackboard to incline farther back- 5 5 Desk and Blackboard, of whichthe followward from the perpendicular in any given ing is aspecification. position with the same length of arm than My inventionconsists of an improved desk would be the case were the arms simply piv-IO having a blackboard combined therewith and oted to the cover.

provided with a stand capable of being taken The desk and stand are soconstructed as to apart and folded within the desk, as hereinbe verycompactly packed for transportation after described. or storage. To thisend the legs are jointed, Of the accompanying drawings,- Figure 1 isbeing made in two pieces, D and L, fastened 15 a perspective view of myimproved desk. together, preferably by means of the screw g.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation showing the desk de- This screw may beinserted from beneath tached from the stand and the various piecesthrough the part L, as shown in Fig. 2, to composing the standdisjointed, and Fig. 3 is screw into the threaded hole in the part D;

a side elevation with parts detached. or, if desired, the screw may bepermanently 20 A is the body of the desk supported on the fastened tothe part D, as shown in Fig. 3, the

legs D L. part L having a hole through which the screw C is the hingedcover, the under surface of easily passes, g being a separate nut whichwhich. forms a blackboard, (represented in posecures the two parts D and L firmly together. sit-ion for use in Fig. 1.) This blackboard p p aredowels to aid in fastening the two 25 cover C is connected at the bottomby means parts D and L. By thus making the legs of the hinges ll H tothe sliding guide-bar E, jointed they are capable of being easily packedgrooved at either end to slide back and forth in the desk A when thedesk is much naralong the tongues F, which are secured one rower thanthe height of the legs. on each side, preferably to the inner surfaces Mis a brace tightly secured to the legs by 30 of the ends of the desk.means of the screws 71, while the stand itself G G are arms pivoted atb, one on each side is fasten ed to the desk by means of the screws ofthe desk, and provided with slots a, playing f and the dowels (Z. Theback board, B, is over the pins 1), preferably screws, in the ends alsodetachable, being fastened to the back of of the cover C. These slottedarms serve to the desk by means of the screws on and the 35 support thecover when in use as a blackpieces N, one on each side of the desk.These board, and to hold the cover in place when it pieces N are doweledat a and a into the is shut down, as shown in Fig. 3. back board, B, andthe top of the desk, re-

To close the desk when in the position shown spectively. The screwsf,7L, g, and m are prefin Fig. 1, it is simply necessary'to push theerably thumb-screws, which may be easily re- 40 guide-bar E along thetongues toward the back moved and secured in place, so that the variousof the desk until the lower part of the cover parts are thus readilytaken apart and put is in contact with the edge e of the levelportogether. lVhen in pieces, the screws, legs, tion of the top of thedesk. The cover may brace M, back board, B, and pieces N are all then beshut down, like the hinged lid of an so proportioned that they may bepacked 4 5 ordinary desk. within the desk A.

The blackboard may be used with the guide- I claim 5 bar E at anydesired point along the tongues 1. In a desk, a cover, C, provided withsup- F, the angle of inclination backward from the porting-arms G G,pivotally secured to said perpendicular varying with the position, thecover and to the outside of the desk-body, in

E, hinged to the rear of said cover and workto said desk, and pins insaid cover working ing' on guiding-tongues F, extending from in saidslots, substantially as and for the purfront to rear on the inside ofsaid desk-body, poses described. 15 5 substantially as described. Inwitness whereof I have hereunto set my 2. The oombinatiolnwith acombined deskhand.

cover and blackboard, of a desk-body provided with tongues extendingfrom front to f rear along the inner sides of said desk-body, 10 aguide-bar hinged to the rear of said cover and grooved at its ends,whereby it slides on SYLVANUS J. TALBOTT.

\Vitnesses:

WM. B. H. DoWsE,

combination with a sliding grooved guide-bar, said tongues, slotted armspivotally secured i i l ALBERT E. LEACH.

